Aged 50 years, --- months, --- days.
[Note: Birth date is in the Julian calendar, death date is in the Gregorian calendar.]
1793, 29 September
First day. Informed of the death of Saml Powel. After meeting heard of ye deaths of Saml Parker's wife [Hannah, aged 50 years], Jos. Bispham, hatter; a Daughter of Owen Biddle [Jane, aged about 30], a Daughter of Benedt Dorsey [Sarah, aged 23 years], &c. Elliston Perot buried his Youngest child, a son, this morning in ye Germantown burying ground-it was not supposed he died of Yellow Fever. I have heard since dinner of the deaths of Richd Mason and son, and the death of Hannah Dawson [aged 41 years], wife of Daniel.
~ Genealogical Gleanings from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker, 1759 to 1807, Page 606 and 607 in Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, by the Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated in 1983.
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[Thanks to Charles Arnold for birth month & day, birth location and maiden name sent via SAC on 26 Jan 2022.]
[Thanks to Charles Arnold for birth month & day of Dec 12; birth location of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; and maiden name of Jillson, all retracted via e-mail on 26 Jan 2022.]
Aged 50 years, --- months, --- days.
[Note: Birth date is in the Julian calendar, death date is in the Gregorian calendar.]
1793, 29 September
First day. Informed of the death of Saml Powel. After meeting heard of ye deaths of Saml Parker's wife [Hannah, aged 50 years], Jos. Bispham, hatter; a Daughter of Owen Biddle [Jane, aged about 30], a Daughter of Benedt Dorsey [Sarah, aged 23 years], &c. Elliston Perot buried his Youngest child, a son, this morning in ye Germantown burying ground-it was not supposed he died of Yellow Fever. I have heard since dinner of the deaths of Richd Mason and son, and the death of Hannah Dawson [aged 41 years], wife of Daniel.
~ Genealogical Gleanings from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker, 1759 to 1807, Page 606 and 607 in Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, by the Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated in 1983.
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[Thanks to Charles Arnold for birth month & day, birth location and maiden name sent via SAC on 26 Jan 2022.]
[Thanks to Charles Arnold for birth month & day of Dec 12; birth location of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; and maiden name of Jillson, all retracted via e-mail on 26 Jan 2022.]
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